More Arizona Dental Insurance Information
To apply for an individual or family dental plan please click here.
Another option to consider is receiving dental care at a local dental college. Midwestern University Dental Institute offers dental services for much less than the cost of a regular dentist visit. Here is an article from the AZ. Republic about the clinic: click here.
You will pay about half the going rate for dental care. A licensed dentist will oversee a couple of student dentists as they take care of your dental needs. Another option is to go to Algodones, MX. for dental care. There too the rates are less than half what they are here in Arizona. Mike Higgins has extensive knowledge regarding dental care in Mexico, he’s been a patient there many times. There is more on this topic below. Give him a call, 602.405.8769. Mentioning these two options is not to say that excellent dental care at a reasonable price cannot be found here in Arizona, it can be found. Check out the plan and prices on the discount dental plan: click here
Recently I found a dentist nearby that accepted several dental insurance plans, including the discount dental insurance plan that I purchased online through my website from TDAHP: click here. Finding a qualified dentist wasn’t the hard part, as this plan has over 700 dentists to choose from in Arizona. Most discount dental insurance plans have a few dozen dentists to choose from, and getting an appointment can mean waiting months before being seen. This isn’t the case with TDAHP, one of the dental insurance plans offered on this website. Plenty of dentists to choose from, and appointments are set in a reasonable amount of time, not months down the road.
Many years ago I was involved in a very serious accident while out on a training ride as a semi-professional cyclist. I was run over by a truck, the rear tire traveling up my back and over my head. Not wearing a helmet unfortunately, many teeth were damaged. If any time there were a need for dental insurance in Arizona it was then. Another unfortunate result of the accident was that for many years afterward I suffered from nearly constant dental problems, another reason for quality dental insurance. Here is the link for individual and family dental plans: click here.
Some years ago I heard of a friend that received dental care in Algodones, Mexico. Like most people, I was concerned about receiving care in another country, not having the protections in place afforded those of us fortunate enough to live in the U.S.A. Dental insurance in Arizona can be very expensive, as is the care itself obviously, and the cost savings my friend experienced were impressive to say the least. After much research, I decided to receive care from Dr. Parra in Algodones, dropping the expensive dental insurance I had at the time. Looking back, going to see Dr. Parra on several occasions was the best decision I ever made. I saved over 65%, paying $7000 to Dr. Parra. Similar care in Arizona, even with dental insurance, would have cost nearly $21,000.
Today such drastic measures are not necessary. Dental insurance plans in Arizona are much more competitively priced, and there are more dentists to choose from in now. This isn’t the case in much of the country today. If you live in Arizona, especially in one of the larger counties such as Maricopa or Pima, discount dental insurance is very affordable. More importantly, dental insurance plans such as those offered on this website from TDAHP have many dentists to choose from, and the discounts are substantial, averaging 30%-65%. Recently I used the plan and had a semi-annual cleaning done for free. Without dental insurance, the cleaning would have cost $150 dollars. Paying less than $20.00 a month in premium, the dental insurance plan paid for itself in one visit. Please visit this dental link for further information, and to enroll online: click here.